GREENVILLE, SC (September 9, 1999) – HomePoint.com, the online home furnishings supersite, today launched The Bunker Bob 40-city Y2K Tour Across America from Miami, FL, in an eye-popping, fully furnished glass house on wheels.

The roaming bunker features all the comforts of home – a bedroom, bath, living/dining area, den, kitchenette and more – all furnished with products from HomePoint.com. It also has state-of-the-art technology, including cellular service, Internet access and video/audio capabilities. The company has established a special section on its website that describes the tour, tracks its progress and showcases the HomePoint.com furniture, wall art, lighting and accessories in the bunker.

Traveling in the $500,000 "glass Taj Mahal" is Bunker Bob, a 26-year old, patriotic man who grew up in Veazie, Maine, with a taste for travel and a passion for the unexpected. He loves music and even has his own country tune, "The Ballad of Bunker Bob." While touring the country from September 9 to December 31, he will meet with local elected officials and chamber of commerce representatives to learn about U.S. cities, so than he can ultimately pick the final nesting place for his unusual abode. He will also assemble a national time capsule, accepting small mementos and souvenirs from each place he visits.

"We are delighted to sponsor this unusual and exciting tour and to provide Bunker Bob with his beautiful traveling home," said Mike West, president and CEO of HomePoint.com. "This event is a perfect fit for a fast-growing, innovative new company like ours. It’s a great way to connect the HomePoint.com brand with all kinds people all across the U.S.A."

Added Bunker Bob, "It seemed to me that some folks out there were taking this whole millennium thing too seriously. That gave me the idea to put the Y2K issue in perspective. Thanks to HomePoint.com, I’ve got the best picture window on America. And by the end of the year, I’ll know the ideal place for me and my bunker to settle down for the next century."

For up-to-the-date information about the Bunker Bob Y2K Tour Across America, visit www.homepoint.com and click on "Bunker Bob."

HomePoint.com, which currently employs 85 people at its headquarters in Greenville, SC, first debuted in December, 1998, under the FurniturePoint.com brand name. The organization subsequently blossomed into HomePoint.com in June. In August, 1999, HomePoint.com secured $15 million in equity financing from Catterton Partners and GE Equity, along with New Millennium Partners and Piedmont Venture Partners, to be directed toward building the HomePoint.com brand, operating expenses and developing its home furnishings supersite. HomePoint.com services consumers with a comprehensive selection of home furnishing, free shipping in the continental U.S., design consultation and a 100 percent customer satisfaction guarantee. Since the initial launch, HomePoint.com site traffic has increased 500 percent.